jpdb beta

prompt decision; quick decision; immediate judgement; summary judgment; summary judgement

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(one's) life

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all; every; all kinds of

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inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity

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daily life; daily living; waking up and going to sleep

2

pace; step

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scraps of seaweed; death at sea (metaphor)

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to wear extra clothes; to dress formally

2

forcibly; against one's will

2

to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out

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to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag

2

to crawl out of; to creep out of

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silver hair; gray hair; grey hair

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ruddy face

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benefactor; patron

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to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk

3

the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life

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young man (in the Edo period, esp. one with forelocks who has not yet had his coming-of-age ceremony); young male prostitute; young kabuki actor (who may also act as a homosexual prostitute); younger partner in a homosexual relationship

2

to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check

2

rowdy fellow; tough; bully; ruffian

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reverence; veneration

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to be

2

to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)

2

foster father; adoptive father

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Buddhist (household) altar

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Buddhist mortuary tablet

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Buddhist mortuary tablet

2

common name; popular name; secular name; bad reputation

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running away from home; elopement; (arch.) outing; (arch.) going out; (arch.) becoming a Buddhist monk; (arch.) entering the priesthood

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time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun

3

to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember

2

metamorphosis; disguise; transformation; shapeshifting; morphing

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licentiousness

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Amitabha

2

to smirk; to grin broadly

2

decision; vote

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wrist

2

unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky

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as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible

3

bulky and heavy; massive; solid; dignified; imposing; composed

1

slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble

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chivalrous spirit; chivalry

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to entreat; to request earnestly

2

principal occupation; main job; professional; an expert; I (of a government official, etc.); me

1

poor; unsatisfactory; inadequate; cold; chilly

1

immediate reply

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pleased; obliged; appreciative

1

worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace

1

what one likes, one will do well; you become good at what you like doing

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this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type

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